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The telephone company offers two billing plans for local calls. Plan 1 charges ​$29 per month for unlimited calls and Plan 2 charges ​$19 per month plus ​$0.05 per call.

a. Use an inequality to find the number of monthly calls for which Plan 1 is more economical than Plan 2.
b. Explain the meaning of the answer to part a.

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The number of monthly calls for which Plan 1 is more economical than Plan 2 is 200 calls If more than 200 calls are made, the plan 1 charge will be more than plan 2. Let the number of charges per month be x If plan 2 charges ​$16 per month plus ​$0.04 per call, this is expressed as 0.04x + 16 Price that pan 1 charges = $24 If Plan 1 is more economical than Plan 2, this is expressed as:0.04x + 16 > 24 Subtract 16 from both sides:0.04x + 16 - 16 > 24 - 16 0.04x > 8 x = 6/0.04 x = 200 This shows that if more than 200 calls are made, the plan 1 charge will be more than plan 2.

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Explanation:

wouldn't you do 29 x 19=551+0.05=551.05

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